i asked before but how DO you do it? with a ruler? how much space do you allow vertically and horizontally between pots? and are you using 16mm pots or smaller? i see the serge knobs which i know help.

Since it is SN-Voice Front Panel what is under discussion in this thread I would like to ask the following:

Apart from the unlucky WSG, the SN-Voice is my first really serious project. I have gone through great care in finding the components (which has taken quite a long time) and have succeded in finishing the project from the PCBoard point of view.
However, it is now in standby as far as the connection of the external components goes because I have no idea where to install the whole thing.

Reading about everybody here talking about racks and so forth just confuses me more.

So, to the point: would any of you have a spare front panel for this project that I coulsd buy? I don't care which format it is, but I do know that it would determine the configuration of my future projects, like, for example the SN Super Controller and the Klee.
It does not have to be as perfect as the ones pictured on this thread... maybe your first attempt that had a slight mistake and that is now lying sort of forgotten behind your workbench...

I would really like to finish this project but I don't want to house it in a Radioshack box It has been quite an adventure putting together the electronics, but if now I have to design a nice looking Front Panel I guess I'll finish this project by the time they elect the next Pope!

So, to the point: would any of you have a spare front panel for this project that I coulsd buy? I don't care which format it is,

Tron,

I have some blank 2U high rack mount panel stock (3.5" x 19"). Can you drill your own holes? I can also make a custom "SN Voice" decal and drill pattern for you that will fit onto this size panel. All you would need to do is mark, "hole punch" all the hole locations, drill, deburr, paint the panel white, and then lay on the decal. Sounds like lots of work but it's rewarding to DIY !

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"All you would need to do is mark, "hole punch" all the hole locations, drill, deburr, paint the panel white, and then lay on the decal."

This all sounds sort of confusing, specially the "paint the panel white" part.

Apart from this I still need a box in which to house it... but that would be necessary for any version I wish to build...

Has this procedure ever been posted?

This does seem to be getting expensive, specially for a standalone SN-Voice which does not seem to do very much on its own...

Just wondering... I'm not understanding too much...

Fonik's SN76477 Supercontroller Front Panel design is more like a square... as are Blacet's designs... what is standard here? Maybe there isn't a standard... and everybody designs what is more convenient for them...

This all sounds sort of confusing, specially the "paint the panel white" part.

Sure TRON, I will explain why this is so. The panel stock is black. The decal is printed as translucent colors so they will show up best when the sticker is applied to the panel. If you don't paint the panel white, the colors will not show through. An alternative is to paint the panel silver .. NICE fx !!!

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If you don't have a 19" rack, then this is not the front panel for you. I would then take a peek at Fonik's suggestion and look at all the form factors before making any kind of decision. Good luck in your adventure. Oh, yes, don't under estimate the functionality of the SN Voice TRON, take a peek at Scott's write up .... it really does quite alot and will make a fine "cheap" synthesizer

This does seem to be getting expensive, specially for a standalone SN-Voice which does not seem to do very much on its own...

If you use it standalone, there are actually many things that you can do to make it a fairly comprehensive sound FX generator. To exploit it's "musical" aspects, of which Thomas Henry took much time to design in the expo current converter, then yes, it will not do much for you unless you have a sequencer, MIDI to CV, or CV keyboard controller connected. Then the SN Voice acts as any other "modular" component in a setup by which it acts as to contribute it's part of the total sound. So, the SN Voice is designed to work as a standalone effect generator OR as a modular component in a "musical" application. I say musical since what makes it unique is the fact that the chips VCO transfer characteristic conforms to the 1V/Octave standard. The VCO in this chip normally responds linearly to any input which is not very musical.

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